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adjure
[ uh-joor ]
verb (used with object)
, ad·jured, ad·jur·ing.
- to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
- to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly.
adjure
/ əˈdʒʊə; ˌædʒʊəˈreɪʃən /
verb
- to command, often by exacting an oath; charge
- to appeal earnestly to
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Derived Forms
- adˈjuratory, adjective
- adjuration, noun
- adˈjurer, noun
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Other Words From
- ad·jur·a·to·ry [uh, -, joor, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- ad·jurer ad·juror noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of adjure1
C14: from Latin adjūrāre to swear to, from ad- to + jūrāre to swear, from jūs oath
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Example Sentences
With courage or common sense, or both, governors and state legislatures can adjure measures like the Arizona bill.
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I adjure you, by all which a man of honour holds most sacred, to quit England the moment your health will allow you to sail.
From Project Gutenberg
I adjure you, in the name of the friendship you have up to this moment shown me, to explain yourself clearly.
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And instead of Columbus, a honey-fed spirit of dream should stand in his prow and adjure him to sail on, to dreamland.
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I adjure you for the last time; will you name the three cards?
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I adjure you, solemnly, to omit nothing that you can remember of them.
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